Celebrity Makeup Artists: Helping or Cheating?

Not only is Beyoncé the "World's Most Beautiful Woman," but it turns out that she looks that way without help—at least some of the time, anyway. In a recent interview with People, the singer-actor-hyphenate hoarder told the magazine that she often does her own makeup and hair for appearances. (She is also apparently handy with a pair of scissors and gives herself the occasional two-inch trim.)

Now, Beyoncé is undeniably gorgeous, but I'll admit that I felt a little twinge of annoyance when I read that. Often when I see photos of a celebrity at an event, I chalk up their frizz-free strands and flawless skin to Hollywood magic. I imagine that they undergo a kind of real-life airbrushing, spending hours in a makeup artist's chair. Anyone could be flawlessly gorgeous, I tell myself, if I had access to that kind of expertise.

I should probably just accept that celebrities are famous, at least in part, because they're gorgeous—with or without a makeup artist's help. But does Beyoncé's revelation make her beauty more legitimate? Or is celebrity glamour just as impressive when you know the star got a helping hand?